UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):          June 30, 2014

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 000-26068 95-4405754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, California

 92660
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:       (949) 480-8300

                        Not applicable                         

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Location Based Services LLC, a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation, and EMSAT Advanced Geo-Location Technology, LLC entered into a settlement and license agreement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. This agreement resolved patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 4:08-cv-00817.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION  
       
Date:  June 30, 2014 By: /s/ Matthew Vella  
    Name: Matthew Vella  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
       

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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